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Penzance, England

Participants dressed as pirates gather to attempt to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the most pirates in one place, on the promenade in Penzance, May 26, 2014 in Cornwall, England.

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Penzance, England

Terry English dressed as a pirate walks in the crowd.

Organizers of Pirates on the Prom Day 2014 were optimistic that more than 20,000 pirates would meet on the Penzance seafront to reclaim the world record they set three years ago, however the total was 14,155 pirates, 77 shy of the current world record now held by Hastings.

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Penzance, England

Russell Timbrell dressed as a pirate smoke his pipe.

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Penzance, England

Carrie Woodside, dressed as a pirate, poses for a photograph.

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Penzance, England

Pat Sargent, dressed as a pirate, poses for a photograph.

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Penzance, England

Amy Symons dressed as a pirate.

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Penzance, England

Participants, dressed as pirates gather to attempt to reclaim the Guinness World Record.

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Penzance, England

Participants all dressed as pirates.

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Penzance, England

A parrot sits on the shoulder of a participant dressed as a pirate.

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Penzance, England

A man uses an iPhone as an eye patch.

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Penzance, England

A participant dressed as a pirate looks at his parrot.

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Penzance, England

A man dressed as a pirate arrives holding his baby.

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Penzance, England

Participants all dressed as pirates gather to attempt to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the most pirates in one place.

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Penzance, England

Participants all dressed as pirates gather to attempt to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the most pirates in one place.

Credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Penzance, England

People gather to attempt to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the most pirates in one place.

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Penzance, England

Jim English, dressed as a pirate.

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Penzance, England

Julian Thomas, dressed as a pirate.

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Penzance, England

Shelly Auburn, dressed as a pirate.

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Penzance, England

Bethany Kendall, dressed as a pirate.

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Penzance, England

Simon Moore, dressed as a pirate.

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Penzance, England

Josephine Hall, dressed as a pirate.

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Penzance, England

Terry English, dressed as a pirate.

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Penzance, England

Participants all dressed as pirates gather to attempt to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the most pirates in one place.

Credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Penzance, England

Pirate flags fly, as people gather to attempt to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the most pirates in one place.

The total was 14,155 pirates, 77 shy of the current world record now held by Hastings.